I reorganized yesterday's official numbers to fit the rumored classification proposal that breaks down 16-32-48-64-64-64+ for all sports other than football. Who knows if this will pass or if the actual proposal even matches the rumors, but I figured it would be interesting to preview. Here's how it shakes out.

6ASPRINGDALE HIGH SCHOOLHAR-BER HIGH SCHOOLCABOT HIGH SCHOOLCONWAY HIGH SCHOOLFAYETTEVILLE HIGH SCHOOLBRYANT HIGH SCHOOLBentonville High SchoolNORTH LITTLE ROCK HIGH SCHOOCENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL - LRROGERS HIGH SCHOOLNORTHSIDE HIGH SCHOOLHERITAGE HIGH SCHOOLSOUTHSIDE HIGH SCHOOLBENTONVILLE WEST HIGH SCHOOVAN BUREN HIGH SCHOOLCATHOLIC/MT ST MARY

5AJONESBORO HIGH SCHOOLWEST MEMPHIS HIGH SCHOOLBENTON HIGH SCHOOLRUSSELLVILLE HIGH SCHOOLLAKE HAMILTON HIGH SCHOOLEL DORADO HIGH SCHOOLSILOAM SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOLSYLVAN HILLS HIGH SCHOOLMARION HIGH SCHOOLSHERIDAN HIGH SCHOOLPINE BLUFF HIGH SCHOOLMOUNTAIN HOME HIGH SCHOOLHALL HIGH SCHOOLSEARCY HIGH SCHOOLJACKSONVILLE HIGH SCHOOLGREENWOOD HIGH SCHOOLTEXARKANA ARKANSAS HIGH SCPARKVIEW ART/SCIENCE MAGNETMAUMELLE HIGH SCHOOLGREENE CO TECH HIGH SCHOOLGREENBRIER HIGH SCHOOLALMA HIGH SCHOOLLAKESIDE HIGH SCHOOL - HSVILONIA HIGH SCHOOLBEEBE HIGH SCHOOLHOT SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOLJ.A. FAIR HIGH SCHOOLWHITE HALL HIGH SCHOOLNETTLETON HIGH SCHOOLWATSON CHAPEL HIGH SCHOOLPARAGOULD HIGH SCHOOLLITTLE ROCK CHRISTIAN ACADEM

4AMAGNOLIA HIGH SCHOOLBATESVILLE HIGH SCHOOLJOHN L MCCLELLAN HIGH SCHOOWYNNE HIGH SCHOOLVALLEY VIEW HIGH SCHOOLHARRISON HIGH SCHOOLCLARKSVILLE HIGH SCHOOLFORREST CITY HIGH SCHOOLFARMINGTON HIGH SCHOOLHOPE HIGH SCHOOLCAMDEN FAIRVIEW HIGH SCHOOLMORRILTON HIGH SCHOOLHUNTSVILLE HIGH SCHOOLDE QUEEN HIGH SCHOOLBLYTHEVILLE HIGH SCHOOL NEWWILBUR MILLS UNIV STUDIES H SMONTICELLO HIGH SCHOOLBERRYVILLE HIGH SCHOOLPRAIRIE GROVE HIGH SCHOOLGRAVETTE HIGH SCHOOLPEA RIDGE HIGH SCHOOLBROOKLAND HIGH SCHOOLHAMBURG HIGH SCHOOLPOCAHONTAS HIGH SCHOOLDARDANELLE HIGH SCHOOLWESTSIDE CONSOLIDATED H.S.JOE T ROBINSON HIGH SCHOOLLONOKE HIGH SCHOOLMALVERN HIGH SCHOOLNASHVILLE HIGH SCHOOLARKADELPHIA HIGH SCHOOLOZARK HIGH SCHOOLHEBER SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOLBAUXITE HIGH SCHOOLMENA HIGH SCHOOLSOUTHSIDE BATESVILLE HIGH SCCROSSETT HIGH SCHOOLPOTTSVILLE HIGH SCHOOLeSTEM HIGH SCHOOL PUBLIC CHASTUTTGART HIGH SCHOOLSTAR CITY HIGH SCHOOLHIGHLAND HIGH SCHOOLWARREN HIGH SCHOOLGENTRY HIGH SCHOOLDOVER HIGH SCHOOLPULASKI ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOLSUBIACO ACADEMYSHILOH CHRISTIAN HIGH SCHOOL

3ATRUMANN HIGH SCHOOLWALDRON HIGH SCHOOLFOUNTAIN LAKE HIGH SCHOOLCENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL - WEST HDUMAS HIGH SCHOOLASHDOWN HIGH SCHOOLBALD KNOB HIGH SCHOOLGOSNELL SECONDARY HIGH SCHODEWITT HIGH SCHOOLELKINS HIGH SCHOOLLINCOLN HIGH SCHOOLRIVERVIEW HIGH SCHOOLRIVERCREST HIGH SCHOOLCAVE CITY HIGH SCHOOLGREEN FOREST HIGH SCHOOLHARMONY GROVE HIGH SCH - HASBOONEVILLE HIGH SCHOOLSMACKOVER HIGH SCHOOLCLINTON HIGH SCHOOLHARRISBURG HIGH SCHOOLLAMAR HIGH SCHOOLMAYFLOWER HIGH SCHOOLGENOA CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOLBERGMAN HIGH SCHOOLDOLLARWAY HIGH SCHOOLWEST FORK HIGH SCHOOLMOUNTAIN VIEW HIGH SCHOOLLISA ACADEMYPARIS HIGH SCHOOLOSCEOLA HIGH SCHOOLNEWPORT HIGH SCHOOLMANILA HIGH SCHOOLFOUKE HIGH SCHOOLMCGEHEE HIGH SCHOOLJACKSONVILLE LIGHTHOUSE CHADREW CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOLPERRYVILLE HIGH SCHOOLGLEN ROSE HIGH SCHOOLBISMARCK HIGH SCHOOLCORNING HIGH SCHOOLATKINS HIGH SCHOOLCENTERPOINT HIGH SCHOOLPIGGOTT HIGH SCHOOLWALNUT RIDGE HIGH SCHOOLCEDARVILLE HIGH SCHOOLCEDAR RIDGE HIGH SCHOOLLAKESIDE HIGH SCHOOL- LVPRESCOTT HIGH SCHOOLVALLEY SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOLGREENLAND HIGH SCHOOLJESSIEVILLE HIGH SCHOOLROSE BUD HIGH SCHOOLHOXIE HIGH SCHOOLCHARLESTON HIGH SCHOOLMARSHALL HIGH SCHOOLPALESTINE-WHEATLEY HIGH SCHRISON HIGH SCHOOLMANSFIELD HIGH SCHOOLTWO RIVERS HIGH SCHOOLTUCKERMAN HIGH SCHOOLCOSSATOT RIVER HIGH SCHOOLCENTRAL ARKANSAS CHRISTIANBaptist Preparatory SchoolHARDING ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOEPISCOPAL COLLEGIATE HIGH SCH

2AKIPP: DELTA COLLEGIATE HIGH SCDANVILLE HIGH SCHOOLHARMONY GROVE HIGH SCH - CASLOAN-HENDRIX HIGH SCHOOLBARTON HIGH SCHOOLMELBOURNE HIGH SCHOOLRIVERSIDE HIGH SCHOOLHORATIO HIGH SCHOOLYELLVILLE-SUMMIT HIGH SCHOOLLEE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOLHAAS HALL ACADEMYMARMADUKE HIGH SCHOOLPANGBURN HIGH SCHOOLLAVACA HIGH SCHOOLENGLAND HIGH SCHOOLSALEM HIGH SCHOOLARKANSAS ARTS ACADEMYPARKERS CHAPEL HIGH SCHOOLBUFFALO ISLAND CENTRAL HIGHEAST POINSETT CO HIGH SCHOOLGURDON HIGH SCHOOLJUNCTION CITY HIGH SCHOOLFORDYCE HIGH SCHOOLFLIPPIN HIGH SCHOOLMAGNET COVE HIGH SCHOOLMOUNTAINBURG HIGH SCHOOLQUITMAN HIGH SCHOOLWHITE CO CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOLCARLISLE HIGH SCHOOLEARLE HIGH SCHOOLHACKETT HIGH SCHOOLHAZEN HIGH SCHOOLEUREKA SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOLMURFREESBORO HIGH SCHOOLWESTSIDE - JOHNSON COUNTY HIHECTOR HIGH SCHOOLPOYEN HIGH SCHOOLCOTTER HIGH SCHOOLBIGELOW HIGH SCHOOLHAAS HALL ACADEMY-BENTONVIMCCRORY HIGH SCHOOLLAFAYETTE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOSPRING HILL HIGH SCHOOLCROSS COUNTY HIGH SCHOOLCUTTER MORNING STAR HIGH SCHRECTOR HIGH SCHOOLMARKED TREE HIGH SCHOOLSOUTH SIDE BEE BRANCH HIGH SCJ.D. LEFTWICH HIGH SCHOOLDES ARC HIGH SCHOOLBAY HIGH SCHOOLDIERKS HIGH SCHOOLHAMPTON HIGH SCHOOLWOODLAWN HIGH SCHOOLBEARDEN HIGH SCHOOLCLARENDON HIGH SCHOOLMAUMELLE CHARTER HIGH SCHOMOUNT IDA HIGH SCHOOLFOREMAN HIGH SCHOOLNEMO VISTA HIGH SCHOOLACORN HIGH SCHOOLDECATUR HIGH SCHOOLMOUNTIAN PINE HIGH SCHOOLST. JOSEPH HIGH SCHOOLCONWAY CHRISTIAN HIGH SCHOOL

1ACADDO HILLS HIGH SCHOOLJASPER HIGH SCHOOLOUACHITA HIGH SCHOOLBRINKLEY HIGH SCHOOLCOUNTY LINE HIGH SCHOOLMOUNT VERNON-ENOLA HIGH SCIZARD CO. CONSOLIDATED HIGH SALPENA HIGH SCHOOLMAMMOTH SPRING HIGH SCHOOLNORFORK HIGH SCHOOLBLEVINS HIGH SCHOOLMIDLAND HIGH SCHOOLARMOREL HIGH SCHOOLWEST SIDE HIGH SCHOOLMAYNARD HIGH SCHOOLWESTERN YELL CO HIGH SCHOOLCONCORD HIGH SCHOOLNEVADA HIGH SCHOOLKIPP: DELTA BLYTHEVILLELISA ACADEMY - NLRSCRANTON HIGH SCHOOLHILLCREST HIGH SCHOOLSHIRLEY HIGH SCHOOLCALICO ROCK HIGH SCHOOLBRADFORD HIGH SCHOOLOMAHA HIGH SCHOOLVIOLA HIGH SCHOOLGUY-PERKINS HIGH SCHOOLMINERAL SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOLMARVELL-ELAINE HIGH SCHOOLKIRBY HIGH SCHOOLAUGUSTA HIGH SCHOOLHERMITAGE HIGH SCHOOLLEAD HILL HIGH SCHOOLWONDERVIEW HIGH SCHOOLTAYLOR HIGH SCHOOLBRADLEY HIGH SCHOOLDERMOTT HIGH SCHOOLSTRONG HIGH SCHOOLHARTFORD HIGH SCHOOLMULBERRY HIGH SCHOOLWESTERN GROVE HIGH SCHOOLEMERSON HIGH SCHOOLFUTURE SCHOOL OF FORT SMITHTRINITY CHRISTIAN HIGH SCHOOLABUNDANT LIFE SCHOOLKINGSTON HIGH SCHOOLCROWLEYS RIDGE ACADEMY HSST. PAUL HIGH SCHOOLDEER HIGH SCHOOLODEN HIGH SCHOOLRIDGEFIELD CHRISTIAN SCHOOLSACRED HEART HIGH SCHOOLNORTHWEST ARKANSAS CLASSICALHAAS HALL ACEDEMY - ROGERSHAAS HALL ACADMEY - SPRINGDALERURAL SPECIAL HIGH SCHOOLST. JOE HIGH SCHOOLBRUNO-PYATT HIGH SCHOOLTHE NEW SCHOOLTIMBO HIGH SCHOOLOARK HIGH SCHOOLUMPIRE HIGH SCHOOLQUEST ACADEMY OF WEST LITTLESPARKMAN HIGH SCHOOLMOUNT JUDEA HIGH SCHOOL

Does this proposal mean 16-32-48-64 etc football schools or total schools per class?

It's my understanding that everything stays the same as is for football. The changes will be for the other sports. The 7A stays the same, the next 32 in 6A, or whatever you wish to call it. I don't know the numbers break down after those two, I didn't ask the class size.

It's my understanding that everything stays the same as is for football. The changes will be for the other sports. The 7A stays the same, the next 32 in 6A, or whatever you wish to call it. I don't know the numbers break down after those two, I didn't ask the class size.

According to the list of proposals on the Governing Body Agenda for 2017 (available on the AAA website), this will be for the 2018-20 cycle if passed.Which means the current basketball conferences listed for the 2018-20 will be scrapped and redone.

Why did you bump up the private schools another class? For example, why did LRC move up to 5A but PA stayed down in 4A? I am trying to understand this. Thanks

When you look at this new scenario, PA's actual numbers would have them as a 3A school. So, move them up 1 class to 4A. While LRC's numbers would be a 4A school, so they would move up to a 5A class. Or, that's how I'm seeing it.

When you look at this new scenario, PA's actual numbers would have them as a 3A school. So, move them up 1 class to 4A. While LRC's numbers would be a 4A school, so they would move up to a 5A class. Or, that's how I'm seeing it.

If proposal 9 passes, LRCA would be in the 4A group of 48, while PA, Shiloh, and Subiaco would be in the 3A group of 64. So LRCA will move up to the 5A group of 32 the other 3 would be in the 4A group of 48. Note that CAC and Baptist would have 2A numbers and end up in 3A group of likely 64 teams. Remember, this does not affect football, so I would assume that PA will not petition to play up another class as they have at times in the past.

My take on the proposal is that it basically affects the current 3A through 6A schools...but 1A through 7A votes on it. It requires a 2/3 majority to pass, but I would imagine the schools that are not affected will likely vote for it. I think the top 16 in 5A, top 32 in 4A, and the top 48 in 3A will all be against it because it will create a classification where they are the smaller group. Not saying they will automatically be against it, just that I can see why they would be. That's 96 votes out of about 300. If these schools are really against it, their best option is to convince some 1A and 2A schools to vote against or abstain.

I have heard that it is basically a done deal, but I can see how it could get enough support against it to not pass. My question then would be if the blended conferences would be back? If that's the case, then I can see where it will likely pass.

If proposal 9 passes, LRCA would be in the 4A group of 48, while PA, Shiloh, and Subiaco would be in the 3A group of 64. So LRCA will move up to the 5A group of 32 the other 3 would be in the 4A group of 48. Note that CAC and Baptist would have 2A numbers and end up in 3A group of likely 64 teams. Remember, this does not affect football, so I would assume that PA will not petition to play up another class as they have at times in the past.

My take on the proposal is that it basically affects the current 3A through 6A schools...but 1A through 7A votes on it. It requires a 2/3 majority to pass, but I would imagine the schools that are not affected will likely vote for it. I think the top 16 in 5A, top 32 in 4A, and the top 48 in 3A will all be against it because it will create a classification where they are the smaller group. Not saying they will automatically be against it, just that I can see why they would be. That's 96 votes out of about 300. If these schools are really against it, their best option is to convince some 1A and 2A schools to vote against or abstain.

I have heard that it is basically a done deal, but I can see how it could get enough support against it to not pass. My question then would be if the blended conferences would be back? If that's the case, then I can see where it will likely pass.

I thought this problem was a solution to the dislike of the mixed conference's?

So a school like Nemo Vista who was listed as a 1A school with a number of 119.67, will they be a 2A school now with this proposal? They have more students than current 2A schools like Mountain Pine (118) and Brinkley (114.33) according to the reclassification numbers 2018-2020 that were released in May.

6A - 165A - 324A - 483A, 2A, 1A - Total number of teams left divided by 3. If it comes out uneven, 1A will have the most. According to Ice Water, that breaks at 64/64/65. However, that may change depending on how many of those teams actually compete (i.e. Quest Academy, The New School, Future School of Fort Smith - I have no idea if any of them play AAA athletics). So that would change the numbers to 63/63/64. So that would move the lowest public 3A (Two Rivers) to 2A, and the two lowest 2A (Nemo Vista and Acorn) to 1A. Obviously, the more that don't actually compete would continue to adjust those numbers.

I don't understand why they can't leave things alone. Go back to the way things were before the stupid blended crap. Every time they mess with it they make it worse. This new proposal doesn't improve anything. If you're in the top half of 3A, 4A or 5A then you can't be happy about it at all.

I don't understand why they can't leave things alone. Go back to the way things were before the stupid blended crap. Every time they mess with it they make it worse. This new proposal doesn't improve anything. If you're in the top half of 3A, 4A or 5A then you can't be happy about it at all.

I don't understand why they can't leave things alone. Go back to the way things were before the stupid blended crap. Every time they mess with it they make it worse. This new proposal doesn't improve anything. If you're in the top half of 3A, 4A or 5A then you can't be happy about it at all.

What do you suggest are the main concerns with the top half of 3A, 4A, and 5A?

Northwest is pretty compact and easy to put together. West isn't terrible as a primarily River Valley conference. Harrison is a bit of an outlier, but reunited with longtime 5A West foes Clarksville & Morrilton. 10 schools that could fit into the Northeast, but dropping the two Batesville area schools into the Central is the easiest move. Central is reasonably compact. Southeast and Southwest become pretty easily to sort out at this point.

Too lazy to match up the conference numbers, but I like the geographic names rather than the district numbers. To me, it's more descriptive to have the 4A Northwest or 4A West instead of 4A-1 and 4A-4.

One problem with that is Prairie Grove would have to go through Farmington to get to games at Pea Ridge, Huntsville and Harrison. That's a no-no that is trying to be eliminated.Another problem is Farmington would have longer trips to Dover, Pottsville, Dardanelle and Morrilton than Harrison does.

One problem with that is Prairie Grove would have to go through Farmington to get to games at Pea Ridge, Huntsville and Harrison. That's a no-no that is trying to be eliminated.Another problem is Farmington would have longer trips to Dover, Pottsville, Dardanelle and Morrilton than Harrison does.

Exactly... Harrison is traveling far either way so why make Farmington's life miserable so you can save one school that already has bad travel either scenario a few miles?

One problem with that is Prairie Grove would have to go through Farmington to get to games at Pea Ridge, Huntsville and Harrison. That's a no-no that is trying to be eliminated.Another problem is Farmington would have longer trips to Dover, Pottsville, Dardanelle and Morrilton than Harrison does.

The second statement may be true in mileage, but not in time. The only shorter trip would be to Dover by 10 minutes by car, and it would be all interstate for Farmington and Hwy 7 on a bus for Harrison. I'd drive that extra 10 minutes any day, and that 10 minute difference may disappear on a bus.

You all make valid points, and I hope you're right, but here would be an argument to back my statement:1. 6 out of 7 of the trips are shorter (time wise) for Farmington than for Harrison to the "West" teams2. 4 of the 7 trips for Harrison to NWA would be shorter than their shortest trip in the West - Dover (1 hr 40 min by car)3. Hwy 7 is a terrible Highway to travel by bus, which they would take to Dover, Dardanelle, and Pottsville. Hwy 23 is worse (which is how they would get to Ozark), but Hwy 21 is horrific (how they would get to Clarksville and Subiaco). Farmington to all of these is mostly interstate. Hwy 412 from Harrison to NWA is a very good highway compared to the others, especially once you get to Huntsville.

If you think more about creating the "West" conference first, then Farmington would make more sense. If you create the "Northwest" conference first, then Farmington would make more sense for them. Bottom line is that nobody is going to want Harrison in their conference, but they have to go somewhere.

FWIW, as a coach at Shiloh, I'd much rather have a 20-minute drive to Farmington vs the hour-and-a-half drive to Harrison, so I hope I'm wrong.

Best solution may be to make a 9-team conference for the NW and a 7-team conference for the West, although this does create other problems.

I placed Harrison in the West since that's similar to the travel that they're having in the current 5A West and already have the long-time conference relationships with Clarksville and Morrilton. You're right on the travel being brutal no matter what direction they go. Didn't see any reason to make Farmington or PG have the long trips just save Harrison a few miles.

9 in the NW and 7 in the W in this theoretical situation might be workable if it weren't for the girls' sports situation. Having Subiaco in the West already takes one school out for girls sports and only getting 12 conference games would leave a lot of scheduling holes to fill for basketball.

It's an interesting problem to ponder and playing with the different combinations shows how difficult some of these pairings are for the AAA. If this alignment passes, the 3A looks like it would be a giant headache.

I'm hearing that they want 8 teams in each conferences, no more 9 or 10 teams in a league. It really hurt team on non-conference games and was one of the problems. Along with force league game before Thanksgiving.